27.02.11

A new physics-based algorithm gives footballing bots the power of prediction

It can be very difficult to coax every individual on a soccer squad into stepping up the level of play all at the same time (just ask Australia's World Cup team). But at the RoboCup, the American team is doing just that, using a new physics-based algorithm that helps
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Simple software can filter out that vuvuzela whine from World Cup broadcasts

As unlikely as it might be that we're sending warm thoughts to Germany over the World Cup, we have to admit that news that they've figured out a way to block the vuvuzela howl is music to our ears. The plastic stadium horn, blown by World Cup fans to celebrate such
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Google Earth offers 3D tours of World Cup stadiums

If you can’t make it to South Africa for the World Cup, you can at least take a virtual tour of all the stadiums before you watch the 3D action. Google has a 3D tour of all
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South Africa's soundproof stadium for the World Cup

When the World Cup kicks off in South Africa this month, the 69,070 soccer fans inside the new Cape Town Stadium will scream at the top of their lungs to urge on their favorite team. But thanks to some clever engineering, the people living nearby will hear hardly a
Read more...


A new physics-based algorithm gives footballing bots the power of prediction

It can be very difficult to coax every individual on a soccer squad into stepping up the level of play all at the same time (just ask Australia's World Cup team). But at the RoboCup, the American team is doing just that, using a new physics-based algorithm that helps
Read more...


Simple software can filter out that vuvuzela whine from World Cup broadcasts

As unlikely as it might be that we're sending warm thoughts to Germany over the World Cup, we have to admit that news that they've figured out a way to block the vuvuzela howl is music to our ears. The plastic stadium horn, blown by World Cup fans to celebrate such
Read more...


Google Earth offers 3D tours of World Cup stadiums

If you can’t make it to South Africa for the World Cup, you can at least take a virtual tour of all the stadiums before you watch the 3D action. Google has a 3D tour of all
Read more...


South Africa's soundproof stadium for the World Cup

When the World Cup kicks off in South Africa this month, the 69,070 soccer fans inside the new Cape Town Stadium will scream at the top of their lungs to urge on their favorite team. But thanks to some clever engineering, the people living nearby will hear hardly a
Read more...


South Africa's soundproof stadium for the World Cup

When the World Cup kicks off in South Africa this month, the 69,070 soccer fans inside the new Cape Town Stadium will scream at the top of their lungs to urge on their favorite team. But thanks to some clever engineering, the people living nearby will hear hardly a
Read more...


Google Earth offers 3D tours of World Cup stadiums

If you can’t make it to South Africa for the World Cup, you can at least take a virtual tour of all the stadiums before you watch the 3D action. Google has a 3D tour of all
Read more...


Simple software can filter out that vuvuzela whine from World Cup broadcasts

As unlikely as it might be that we're sending warm thoughts to Germany over the World Cup, we have to admit that news that they've figured out a way to block the vuvuzela howl is music to our ears. The plastic stadium horn, blown by World Cup fans to celebrate such
Read more...


A new physics-based algorithm gives footballing bots the power of prediction

It can be very difficult to coax every individual on a soccer squad into stepping up the level of play all at the same time (just ask Australia's World Cup team). But at the RoboCup, the American team is doing just that, using a new physics-based algorithm that helps
Read more...